Translation and Interpretation Skills
Ability to translate and interpret languages accurately for communication.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is translation and interpretation skills?
This requirement appears in 0.1% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts0.1%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO20.08. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where translation and interpretation skills appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authors, writers and translators Example titles: Author · Lip reader · Book editor · Copy writer | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Collector salespersons and credit agents Example titles: Credit agent · Club agent · Money lender · Credit draper | 0.8% | |
| 3 | Advertising accounts managers and creative directors Example titles: Advertising account manager · Art director · Press manager · Design director | 0.6% | |
| 4 | Farmers Example titles: Farmer · Farm agent · Pig keeper · Beef farmer | 0.5% | |
| 5 | Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors Example titles: Newspaper editor · Art editor · Editorial manager · Editorial director | 0.5% | |
| 6 | Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors Example titles: Guest house owner · Guest house keeper · Guest house manager · Hotelier | 0.4% | |
| 7 | Speech and language therapists Example titles: Speech and language therapist · Speech therapist · Language therapist · Communication therapist | 0.4% | |
| 8 | Midwifery nurses Example titles: Midwifery sister · Team leader · Midwife manager · Midwifery manager | 0.4% | |
| 9 | Physical scientists Example titles: Scientist · Mud logger · Gas examiner · Research worker | 0.3% | |
| 10 | IT network professionals Example titles: Network analyst · Network planner · Network designer · Network engineer | 0.3% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Languages and Linguistics
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proficiency in Individual World Languages and Dialects Proficiency in Individual World Languages and Dialects | 12.5% | +2.9 pp | |
| 2 | Linguistics and Language Education Linguistics and Language Education | 1.3% | +0.4 pp | |
| 3 | Language Proficiency and Linguistic Knowledge Language Proficiency and Linguistic Knowledge | 0.5% | +0.4 pp | |
| 4 | Translation and Interpretation Skills Selected skill · Translation and Interpretation Skills | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 5 | Inflection in Linguistics Inflection in Linguistics | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Discourse Analysis Technique Skills Discourse Analysis Technique Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Speech Analysis Software Speech Analysis Software | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Linguistic Design Feature Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.